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This beautiful video was created by Govardhan (a Babaji devotee in Germany) for the Bhole Baba Sangha's new website to help people easily learn the Haidakhan Aarti, which is a large part of the Haidakhan tradition. This version is sung by Hargovind Baba & Haidakhandi's. Visit: for more videos, music, photos and books available free for download! Aarti is a daily ceremony where participants sing and make offerings to the divine. The literal meaning of Aarti is 'that which takes pain away'. Aarti is usually in front of a shrine with photos, statues and pictures of God/Great Spirit/Goddess. For Babaji devotees, the photos will usually be of Sri Babaji. It is for the individual to choose statues, photos and other objects which most resonate with their own heart. The aarti plate contains an oil lamp made with a ghee and cotton wool wick. There is also a red cloth and a lota of water. Other items which are offered include flowers, perfume, incense, camphor, rice, sandalwood paste (chandan) and vermillion paste (kumkum). A home aarti is usually less elaborate and simpler than a temple aarti. In a public temple there will be initiated murtis (statues with the awoken essence of the divine) which are cared for a by a trained pujari (priest). The items on the shrine such as the photos and statues are usually washed and dried each day as part of the ritual. Also, perfume, flowers, food (known as 'prasad' which is blessed food) incense and other items are all offered to the shrine.
